M8 shutter ate itself!!

[MarkP]

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Not exactly certain about this, but I believe Canon lists the highest available shutter count rating at around 200K.

To the OP: I think you got good value!

 

 

Indeed.

 

https://petapixel.com/2012/12/22/look-up-your-cameras-lifespan-with-the-shutter-life-expectancy-database/

http://www.olegkikin.com/shutterlife/

[JohnnySeven]

Over 270 images a day, every day for 10 years.  It's hard to imagine 1 million shutter actions.

 

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I was shooting on-set stills on feature films.  On a typical day i could shoot 500 images sometimes more,  working 7 days a week for months.   Iv had the camera since Dec 06. I've racked up a lot of clicks.  I realize that Ive got my money's worth out of this body. 

Edited March 19, 2017 by JohnnySeven

[JohnnySeven]

This looks interesting. I might take the plunge and find a local shop who could install the shutter assembly

 

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Repair-Part-For-Leica-M8-Shutter-Blade-Curtain-Ass-y/32861206461.html?spm=2114.search0104.3.186.256cf1edZ18hoE&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_2_10152_10151_10065_10344_10068_10130_5722815_10342_10547_10325_10343_10546_10340_5722915_10548_10341_5722615_10696_10084_10083_10618_10139_10307_5722715_10059_100031_10103_10624_10623_10622_5722515_10621_10620,searchweb201603_2,ppcSwitch_3&algo_expid=4bd91179-2247-4256-9454-609a9977a3de-28&algo_pvid=4bd91179-2247-4256-9454-609a9977a3de&transAbTest=ae803_2&priceBeautifyAB=0

[tobey bilek]

A used M8 in the german Ebay costs around 1600 Euro.

But .... if you let repair your M8 at Leica, it would be as new!

Heaven knows, what hidden problems a used M8 can have.

 

My Lux 35 needed a small repair last year. I ordered the coding too. Gone were 500 Euros, but the lens is as new.

 

If you would  buy a used one, your old one could deliver spare parts (sensor!).

Jan

 

Comes back with q year warrantee.   Also you now have a spare rear display .  A million is you got your moneys worth.

[enboe]

I think you owe it to your faithful companion to send it to Leica for the deluxe overhaul.  I spent just under $1K to have the top plate replaced and rangefinder repaired after a trip onto a hard tile floor.  That M8 is still in my closet, always ready and looking pretty.

 

Eric

[chris_livsey]

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Same here, LEDs failing, not reading SD cards properly, sent to Leica, two circuit boards replaced (and the hot shoe which was distorted after a much earlier tumble landing on the "thumbs up") back like new, no way could I leave the old girl sitting on a shelf non functional, she has served me well, owned from new, and is there for back-up and B/W. Cost as much as a "new" S/H model but is fully checked and aligned by Leica with a factory guarantee which the S/H would not be. Loyalty to mechanical inanimate objects is a curious human trait.

 

 

BTW to the OP, those blades you link to seem to lack the light meter stripe, fixable I'm sure but good luck.

[Raid Amin]

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Your M8 is worth a repair by Leica. Go for it, and (maybe) enjoy another 1,000,000 images being made.